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pro·scribe (prō skrīb)

transitive verb proscribed -·scribed′, proscribing -·scrib′·ing

  1. in ancient Rome, to publish the name of (a person) condemned to death, banishment, etc.
  2. to deprive of the protection of the law; outlaw
  3. to banish; exile
  4. to denounce or forbid the practice, use, etc. of; interdict

Etymology: ME proscriben < L proscribere < pro-, pro- + scribere, to write: see scribe

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